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1* Free Play on Toledo -13 -115
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1* Free Play on Toledo -13 -115
Jim Feist
Jim Feist's Comp Pick, Friday, November 24, 2017
CF (137) SOUTH FLORIDA VS (138) CENTRAL FLORIDA
Take: OVER
Reason: Great game on tap today as the 9-1 South Florida Bulls take on the 10-0 Central Florida Knights. The Bulls are 4-6 ATS while the Knights are 6-3-1 ATS on the season. South Florida has won two straight games, with their only loss coming at home to Houston, 24-28. They have lost four straight against the number. This game is for a berth in the AAC Championship game and quite possibly a big New Year's day bowl. Usually when we think of big nationally ranked intrastate Florida rivals playing, the Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles come to mind. Now it's South Florida vs Central Florida, both in the top 22. SF has been a good over team, posting a 10-2 O/U mark their last 12 vs a team with a winning record. CFU is 4-0 O/U in their last four on grass and 4-1 O/U in their last five home games. I expect these teams to put up a lot of points here. Take the OVER.
Roz Wins
Roz's Friday, November 24, 2017, Free Pick
(143) CALIFORNIA VS (144) UCLA
Take : California
Arthur Ralph Sports
FRI Missouri -8 1/2
TOMMY BRUNSON
The Middies fought tooth-and-nail last Saturday in their near-upset win at Notre Dame, but in the end Navy wound up suffering their 4th loss in their last 5 games. Still, prefer to give them the play plus the points in this early kick-off at Houston, as the Midshipmen did knock off an unbeaten and ranked # 6 in the nation at the time Houston team last season at home, and now they catch the Cougars off a 20-17 upset loss at Tulane their last time out.
Houston is just 6-11-1 against the spread their last 18 as the home favorite, and Navy continues to cash in when playing on the road as they moved to 28-11 as the road dog with their cover in South Bend last week.
The Naval Academy's offense was quite balanced in last week's setback to the Irish, and even though they are playing on the road for the second straight week, I will grab the points in what looks to me like a back-and-forth battle.
Take Navy.
3* NAVY
JOEY JUICE
Cal heads to UCLA for a Friday night fight. Both of these teams played their biggest rivals last week. They now both have short weeks, and a game the day after Thanksgiving. But the big news out of this game is UCLA's firing of head coach Jim Mora. This move should have the team in complete disarray this week.
Cal Head coach Justin Wilcox has the Bears playing solid, and they are destined to be one of the tougher teams in the Pac 12 over the coming years.
A look inside the numbers tells us why Cal is the play.
The Cal Bears are solid against their conference, they are.4-1 ATS in their last 5 conference games. They are also great versus the number against losing teams, they are 5-1 ATS vs. teams with losing records.
On the other hand, the UCLA Bruins are not a good grass team at all, they are 7-15 ATS in their last 22 games on grass.
Cal gets the cover.
4* CAL
BIG AL
Our complimentary selection for Friday, Nov 24 is:
Detroit Pistons +8 over OKC Thunder.
STEPHEN NOVER
NBA | Nov 24, 2017
Pistons vs. Thunder
Pistons+8
It took 17 games, but Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony finally put together a signature victory with the Thunder upsetting the Warriors, 108-91, at home Wednesday night. I'm not convinced, though, the Thunder are fully consistent and trustworthy. They might be a little fat and happy celebrating Thanksgiving following that huge victory against the Warriors made even sweeter by knocking off former teammate Kevin Durant and stopping a seven-game losing streak to Golden State. The Thunder are 2-6 ATS the last eight times they've played on one day's rest. The Pistons don't get much respect from either the public or oddsmaker. Yet they own the third-best point spread mark in the NBA at 11-5-1, which includes a 6-2 ATS road record. There are some nice angles for the Pistons in this matchup: 7-1-1 ATS versus Western Conference opponents and 8-0 ATS in their last eight away matchups against foes with a winning home mark. Andre Drummond, Avery Bradley and Tobias Harris aren't superstars like the Thunder trio. But Drummond leads the NBA in rebounding while Bradley and Harris are two of the more underrated players in the league. The spot sets up well, too, for Detroit. The Pistons haven't played since Monday when they lost, 116-88, at home to Cleveland. That was the Pistons' worst loss of the season. They were playing for the third time in four days. Now it's the Thunder who carry a high fatigtue rating in action for the third time in four days and fourth in six days. Aside from beating the Warriors, the Thunder have been a major disappointment. They are 8-9 SU and ATS. Maybe they've turned a corner now after beating the Warriors. But I'll take this many points with the well-rested, fesity, underrated Pistons and find out.
DUSTIN HAWKINS
Free Play on Pistons +8½ -110
CHIP CHIRIMBES
Miami at Pittsburgh 12:00 ET
Panthers (+) over Hurricanes
Listen, I'm a long time Hurricanes' fan but with the ACC Championship game against Clemson up next Miami might get caught peeking down the road. Pittsburgh has enough to 'cover' this huge number against a distracted Canes club. Take PITTSBURGH!
CAPPERS ACCESS
(CFB) Miami FL
(CFB) Virginia
(CFB) UCLA
(CBB) BYU
When: 11:30 AM ET, Friday, November 24, 2017QUICK HITS
Where: Glass Bowl, Toledo, Ohio
Overall Team Offense
- The Toledo Rockets are ranked 7 on offense, averaging 511.8 yards per game. The Rockets are averaging 222.0 yards rushing and 289.8 yards passing so far this season.
- The Western Michigan Broncos are ranked 67 on offense, averaging 400.0 yards per game. The Broncos are averaging 236.5 yards rushing and 163.5 yards passing so far this season.
Home and Away
- The Toledo Rockets are 5-0 at home this season, 6-1 against conference opponents and 3-1 against non-conference opponents.
- At home the Rockets are averaging 39.2 scoring, and holding teams to 23.4 points scored on defense.
- The Western Michigan Broncos are 2-3 while on the road this season, 4-3 against conference opponents and 2-2 against non-conference opponents.
- On the road, the Broncos are averaging 33.4 scoring, and holding teams to 39.4 points scored on defense.
Trends - Western Michigan at ToledoATS TRENDS
OU TRENDS
Western Michigan
- Broncos are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
- Broncos are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in November.
- Broncos are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Friday games.
- Broncos are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 road games.
- Broncos are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
- Broncos are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
Toledo
- Rockets are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Rockets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game.
- Rockets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 conference games.
- Rockets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
- Rockets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games on fieldturf.
- Rockets are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
- Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Rockets are 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Rockets are 38-17-1 ATS in their last 56 games following a straight up win of more than 20 points.
- Rockets are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games.
- Rockets are 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
HEAD TO HEAD
Western Michigan
- Over is 4-0 in Broncos last 4 games in November.
- Over is 4-1 in Broncos last 5 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
- Over is 7-2 in Broncos last 9 games overall.
- Over is 7-2 in Broncos last 9 games on fieldturf.
- Over is 7-2 in Broncos last 9 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 5-2 in Broncos last 7 games after allowing more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Under is 5-2 in Broncos last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 5-2 in Broncos last 7 conference games.
- Over is 7-3-1 in Broncos last 11 games following a straight up loss.
Toledo
- Over is 7-1 in Rockets last 8 Friday games.
- Under is 7-1 in Rockets last 8 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
- Under is 12-3-1 in Rockets last 16 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Under is 11-4 in Rockets last 15 games in November.
- Under is 22-8-1 in Rockets last 31 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 10-4 in Rockets last 14 games following a straight up win of more than 20 points.
- Under is 5-2 in Rockets last 7 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game.
- Over is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings in Toledo.
- Underdog is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 meetings.
- Broncos are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Toledo.
- Over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
- Road team is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 meetings.
When: 12:00 PM ET, Friday, November 24, 2017
Where: TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas
Preview: Navy at Houston
Gracenote
Nov 22, 2017
Second place is up for grabs in the American Athletic Conference West Division when Houston hosts Navy on Friday afternoon. The winner of the contest finishes as the runner-up to Memphis, which has clinched a spot in the AAC Championship Game.
It's not quite the same as two seasons ago when the winner would go on to play in the league title game. Both programs lament what could have been this season after suffering close losses as Navy lost four of the past five following a 5-0 start, with all four setbacks coming by 10 or fewer points, while three of Houston's four defeats are by a combined 10 points. "In three of our four losses we’ve had the ball at the end with a chance to tie or take the lead,” Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo said during his weekly conference call. “So we’re losing some closes games. In the past, we’ve won those close games.'' Houston coach Major Applewhite told reporters: "When you look at three of our four losses are by a combined 10 points . . . it’s difficult to swallow, but you’re motivated to go back and go fix those mistakes and make things better. We have to address those issues because we could have a better record than we do currently.''
TV: Noon ET, ESPN. LINE: Houston -4.5
ABOUT NAVY (6-4, 4-3 AAC): The triple-option offense once again ranks as one of the top rushing attacks in the nation, entering the week second in FBS with an average of 360.5 yards per game. Quarterback Zach Abey leads the attack with 1,289 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground. Slotback Malcolm Perry is averaging 9.6 yards per carry, rushing for 736 yards and seven touchdowns, but his status is unclear after missing last week's game with an ankle injury.
ABOUT HOUSTON (6-4, 4-3): The Cougars have used three different starting quarterbacks this season - utilizing Kyle Allen, Kyle Postma and D'Eriq King, who has opened the past two games after taking the reigns during an upset of South Florida on Oct. 28. The trio has combined for a 69.5 percent completion percentage, fourth in FBS. All three have recorded at least one 300-yard passing game while each has thrown for more than 600 yards on the year.
EXTRA POINTS
1. Navy boasts a record of 28-2 over the past five seasons when holding a positive turnover ratio. The Midshipmen have won the turnover battle just once this season, holding a plus-two advantage in a victory against Air Force.
2. Houston WR Linell Bonner needs 13 receptions to move in to eighth on the school's all-time list. Bonner is tied for seventh in the nation averaging 7.2 catches per game.
3. Navy leads the nation in average time of possession at 36 minutes, 29 seconds. In last week's loss to Notre Dame, the Midshipmen help the ball for 42:42 -best in the Niumatalolo era.
PREDICTION: Houston 33, Navy 31
Trends - Navy at HoustonATS TRENDS
OU TRENDS
Navy
- Midshipmen are 3-0-2 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Midshipmen are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game.
- Midshipmen are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in November.
- Midshipmen are 3-1-2 ATS in their last 6 conference games.
- Midshipmen are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 road games.
- Midshipmen are 3-1-2 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
- Midshipmen are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
Houston
- Cougars are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Friday games.
- Cougars are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Cougars are 23-8-1 ATS in their last 32 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Cougars are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS loss.
- Cougars are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 conference games.
- Cougars are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
Navy
- Over is 8-1 in Midshipmen last 9 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
- Under is 5-1 in Midshipmen last 6 road games.
- Over is 5-1 in Midshipmen last 6 Friday games.
- Under is 4-1 in Midshipmen last 5 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Midshipmen last 5 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 7-2 in Midshipmen last 9 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Over is 16-5 in Midshipmen last 21 games in November.
- Under is 10-4 in Midshipmen last 14 games on turf.
- Over is 14-6 in Midshipmen last 20 conference games.
- Under is 15-7 in Midshipmen last 22 games following a straight up loss.
Houston
- Under is 4-0 in Cougars last 4 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Under is 8-1 in Cougars last 9 games following a ATS loss.
- Under is 5-1 in Cougars last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 13-3 in Cougars last 16 games overall.
- Under is 4-1 in Cougars last 5 games following a straight up loss.
- Under is 6-2 in Cougars last 8 home games.
- Under is 6-2 in Cougars last 8 games on turf.
- Under is 8-3 in Cougars last 11 conference games.
- Under is 13-5 in Cougars last 18 games in November.
- Under is 7-3 in Cougars last 10 games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game.
- Under is 7-3 in Cougars last 10 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
No trends available.
When: 12:00 PM ET, Friday, November 24, 2017QUICK HITS
Where: Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Overall Team Offense
- The Central Michigan Chippewas are ranked 75 on offense, averaging 392.5 yards per game. The Chippewas are averaging 144.3 yards rushing and 248.3 yards passing so far this season.
- The Northern Illinois Huskies are ranked 70 on offense, averaging 399.3 yards per game. The Huskies are averaging 194.8 yards rushing and 204.5 yards passing so far this season.
Home and Away
- The Central Michigan Chippewas are 2-2 at home this season, 5-2 against conference opponents and 2-2 against non-conference opponents.
- At home the Chippewas are averaging 24.0 scoring, and holding teams to 29.5 points scored on defense.
- The Northern Illinois Huskies are 3-2 while on the road this season, 6-1 against conference opponents and 2-2 against non-conference opponents.
- On the road, the Huskies are averaging 25.6 scoring, and holding teams to 21.6 points scored on defense.
Trends - Northern Illinois at Central MichiganATS TRENDS
OU TRENDS
Northern Illinois
- Huskies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Friday games.
- Huskies are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Huskies are 13-5-1 ATS in their last 19 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Huskies are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss.
- Huskies are 14-6-1 ATS in their last 21 games in November.
- Huskies are 34-15-3 ATS in their last 52 road games.
- Huskies are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 conference games.
- Huskies are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
- Huskies are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games on fieldturf.
- Huskies are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
Central Michigan
- Chippewas are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 conference games.
- Chippewas are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games after allowing more than 450 total yards in their previous game.
- Chippewas are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
- Chippewas are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games on fieldturf.
- Chippewas are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in November.
- Chippewas are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Friday games.
- Chippewas are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games.
- Chippewas are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
- Chippewas are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Chippewas are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
HEAD TO HEAD
Northern Illinois
- Over is 4-1 in Huskies last 5 games overall.
- Over is 4-1 in Huskies last 5 games on fieldturf.
- Over is 4-1 in Huskies last 5 conference games.
- Under is 10-3 in Huskies last 13 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 13-4 in Huskies last 17 games in November.
- Under is 6-2 in Huskies last 8 games following a ATS loss.
- Over is 5-2 in Huskies last 7 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game.
Central Michigan
- Over is 4-0 in Chippewas last 4 games overall.
- Over is 4-0 in Chippewas last 4 games after allowing more than 450 total yards in their previous game.
- Over is 4-0 in Chippewas last 4 games on fieldturf.
- Over is 4-0 in Chippewas last 4 conference games.
- Under is 11-2 in Chippewas last 13 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 13-3 in Chippewas last 16 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Under is 4-1 in Chippewas last 5 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Chippewas last 5 home games.
- Over is 6-2 in Chippewas last 8 games in November.
- Home team is 10-4-1 ATS in their last 15 meetings.
- Huskies are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 meetings.
- Huskies are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 meetings in Central Michigan.
When: 12:00 PM ET, Friday, November 24, 2017
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Preview: Miami at Pittsburgh
Gracenote
Nov 21, 2017
Miami nearly blew it last Saturday, showing signs of a letdown against Virginia after the highs of back-to-back triumphs over Virginia Tech and Notre Dame, but the Hurricanes pulled it together with 30 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Cavaliers 44-28 and run their winning streak to 15 in a row. Now the No. 2 Hurricanes head on the road for the first time in nearly a month for Friday's game against ACC rival Pittsburgh, which comes off a 20-14 loss to Virginia Tech.
Miami dodged a bullet against Virginia to remain in the national title hunt, but the ACC Coastal Division champs are hardly out of the woods as they have shown a propensity to play down to the competition, often needing late heroics to pull out victories. And this time, the Hurricanes won't have the luxury of playing at home plus they have the additional challenges of cold weather, a short week and some exhaustion due to playing their 10th straight weekend thanks to schedule changes prompted by Hurricane Irma. "A lesson was definitely learned," said Hurricanes linebacker Shaquille Quarterman after the hard-fought win over Virginia. "Not that we were, but we can't become complacent at all in any matter. Going into this short week, we're just planning to prepare better and better each week." They will have to as Pat Narduzzi's 4-7 Panthers have nothing left to play for except pride after coming up one yard short of victory last Saturday -- Kenny Pickett hooked up with Jester Weah on a 74-yard pass to the Virginia Tech 1 but Pitt couldn't punch it in on four attempts.
TV: Noon. ET, ABC. LINE: Miami -13.5
ABOUT MIAMI (10-0, 7-0 ACC): Manny Diaz's hungry defense didn't show the same urgency last week as it had in the big victories over Virginia Tech and Notre Dame, but the unit roared back from an uninspired first half in which Virginia almost moved the ball at will thanks to precision passing from quarterback Kurt Benkert to carrying the team after intermission and slamming the door on Benkert and company. The turnover chain came out three times for the game, giving Miami 19 takeaways in the last five contests, and defensive back Jaquan Johnson came up with perhaps the biggest, momentum-changing play of the game with his 30-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter that tied the score for the second time. The offense was up and down against Virginia, with both the running and passing games struggling to get things going, but the defense made the plays to set the offense up with short field position and quarterback Malik Rosier took advantage, especially in the red zone, and he ended up tying a career high with three touchdown passes and he ran for another score.
ABOUT PITTSBURGH (4-7, 2-5): Running back Darrin Hall was completely shut down by Virginia Tech on Saturday, with the Panthers' workhorse coming up short on three of the four attempts from the 1-yard line in the final seconds and finishing the day with a mere 4 yards on 15 carries, but in each of the three games before that outing, Hall eclipsed the 100-yard mark, including a 254-yard day against Duke. Hall did have a career day catching the ball (five receptions for 63 yards) but the question is who will be throwing it this week after Narducci pulled starter Ben DiNucci (4-for-8, 54 yards, one touchdown, one interception) last week and replaced him with freshman Pickett (15-for-23, 242 yards, one INT), who put the team in position for the win with the 74-yard pass play. Either way, the Panthers offense will have to guard against mistakes vs. an opportunistic Miami defense ready to take full advantage and a huge key will be the blocking up front as Miami leads the nation in sacks per game (3.8) -- Pittsburgh QBs have been sacked 30 times this year -- and ranks fourth in tackles for loss (9.0 per game).
EXTRA POINTS
1 The Hurricanes lead the all-time series with the Panthers, 25-10-1, with Miami winning the last two meetings.
2. Miami is ranked first nationwide in turnover margin (plus-1.6 per game).
3. The No. 2 Hurricanes are the highest-ranked team Pitt has hosted at Heinz Field in 16 years (that opponent was also Miami, which was ranked No. 1 when the teams met on Sept. 27, 2001).
PREDICTION: Miami 40, Pittsburgh 21
Trends - No. 2 Miami at PittsburghATS TRENDS
OU TRENDS
Miami
- Hurricanes are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Friday games.
- Hurricanes are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games in November.
- Hurricanes are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Hurricanes are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game.
- Hurricanes are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
- Hurricanes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games.
- Hurricanes are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games following a straight up win.
- Hurricanes are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 conference games.
Pittsburgh
- Panthers are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games after accumulating less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Panthers are 5-2-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Panthers are 34-15-2 ATS in their last 51 games after accumulating more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
- Panthers are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 home games.
- Panthers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 Friday games.
- Panthers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
HEAD TO HEAD
Miami
- Under is 6-0 in Hurricanes last 6 road games.
- Under is 4-0 in Hurricanes last 4 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
- Under is 7-1 in Hurricanes last 8 games overall.
- Under is 7-1 in Hurricanes last 8 games following a straight up win.
- Under is 7-1 in Hurricanes last 8 games on grass.
- Under is 6-1 in Hurricanes last 7 conference games.
- Under is 10-2 in Hurricanes last 12 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Hurricanes last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
- Under is 4-1 in Hurricanes last 5 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
Pittsburgh
- Under is 4-0-1 in Panthers last 5 games following a straight up loss.
- Under is 4-0 in Panthers last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 6-1-1 in Panthers last 8 games overall.
- Under is 6-1 in Panthers last 7 conference games.
- Over is 5-1 in Panthers last 6 games in November.
- Under is 5-1-1 in Panthers last 7 games on grass.
- Under is 7-2-1 in Panthers last 10 games after accumulating less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Over is 6-2 in Panthers last 8 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 8-3-1 in Panthers last 12 Friday games.
- Over is 8-3-1 in Panthers last 12 home games.
- Hurricanes are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings in Pittsburgh.
- Road team is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 meetings.
- Hurricanes are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings.
- Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Pittsburgh.
When: 12:00 PM ET, Friday, November 24, 2017
Where: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Preview: Baylor at TCU
Gracenote
Nov 21, 2017
TCU needs to beat visiting Baylor to get another shot at Oklahoma. A win Friday against the one-win Bears will afford the 13th-ranked Horned Frogs that opportunity versus the fifth-ranked Sooners in the inaugural Big 12 Championship game.
The Horned Frogs' quarterback situation is up in the air again but they can rely on a solid defense. TCU - ranked seventh nationally allowing 15.1 points - has allowed a total of three points in its past six second halves. Baylor (458.7 yards allowed) has improved on defense, holding its past three opponents to fewer than 400 yards. "The defense has gotten better," Baylor coach Matt Rhule said Saturday. "It's clicked for them at some point. A lot of our young players are getting better and better and better."
TV: Noon ET, Fox Sports 1. LINE: TCU -24.5.
ABOUT BAYLOR (1-10, 1-7 Big 12): Freshman quarterback Charlie Brewer (1,261 yards, nine touchdowns, three interceptions) will likely start for the fourth straight game, although Zach Smith (six starts, 1,458 passing yards, eight touchdowns, seven interceptions) is getting healthier. Sophomore JaMycal Hasty (305 yards, one touchdown this season) has been the Bears' leading rusher the past two weeks, but six turnovers have sunk Baylor in those games. Injuries to the Bears' top two tacklers - linebackers Taylor Young (60) and Clay Johnston (54) - mean freshman cornerback Harrison Hand (41 stops, eight pass breakups, one interception) is the leading tackler heading into the finale.
ABOUT TCU (9-2, 6-2): Senior Kenny Hill (2,279 yards, 16 touchdowns, five interceptions) "is closer to probable" - according to coach Gary Patterson - after missing last week's game with an undisclosed injury. Freshman quarterback Shawn Robinson threw for 85 yards and a score and rushed for 84 yards in his first start, while Kyle Hicks (554 yards, three touchdowns) added 81 rushing yards in TCU's first game without Darius Anderson (768 yards, eight touchdowns), who will miss the rest of the season with a leg injury. Patterson did not give an update on the three injured starters who missed the Texas Tech game, including leading tackler Travin Howard (83 tackles).
EXTRA POINTS
1. Young (quad) will miss the finale and will end his career ranked second on the school's career sack list (15.5) and third in tackles for loss (39).
2. Hicks had a career-high 192 yards and five touchdowns in TCU's 62-22 win at Baylor last year.
3. Only TCU and Alabama have allowed fewer than 10 points in six different games this season.
PREDICTION: TCU 31, Baylor 13
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